So . . .
Catholics, and, those who love to recall memories, talk about guilt.
Catholic guilt, that is!
Some say they're recovering from it, go figure.
Two kinds of guilt pervade the culture: healthy and neurotic.
Good guilt is guided by one's informed conscience, and, missing the mark (harmatia, Greek word for sin). Like the archer missing the mark with the arrow.
Most miss it in life. Humans are like that.
Neurotic guilt is like scrupulosity, obessive compulsive disorder, attachment disorder that Saint Teresa and Saint John of the Cross, her spiritual director, both of Avila, Spain, address.
John Edwards publicly admitted and embraced responsibility for his sins following his trial. Amazing grace at work, for sure.
The foreman said the tally on charges varied, but that it generally leaned toward acquittal.
More importantly, all know that the Creator knows one's heart, and is aware of the evidence, and, more importantly, the truth.
Truth sets one free.
Guilt binds one and freezes one in place.
All are guilty of some sin, of missing the mark, violating the Golden Rule, for example.
A corrupt culture for some, for all, envelopes us all.
Because of corruption we are all less for it.
Cleaning corruption up is key to true freedom.
The song with the words, "God is watching . . ." may make us guilty. That's healthy guilt if
we worry about God watching.
God's watching is compassionate love.
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